Leary fell off her bike in a near-fatal accident in 2021 but says a clairvoyant predicted she would recover to win Paralympic gold
Leary claims gold in the 100m freestyle with a time of 59.53Australian Associated PressHigh-octane house music has propelled rising Australian swim star Alexa Leary to a Paralympic gold medal and fulfilled a prophecy set out by a fortune teller three years ago.
The achievement marked another incredible milestone in the increasingly rich chapter of what the 23-year-old’s terms her “second life”.Leary fell off her bike in a near fatal accident in 2021, leaving her with brain damage and several long-term injuries. “It is actually so amazing the fact that, when I was in ICU, my dad got a fortune teller,” Leary said.and now I’m here. I’m like, ‘wow, I did it’.”
“It gets me going. It gets me in race mode every single time and I don’t know what it is about his music, but he gets me in this rhythm to just go smash it in the water.” That was in contrast to Grant “Scooter” Patterson, who surged into third spot late in his 50m breaststroke to grab his second bronze of the Games.
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